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as in ventricular tachycardia? or spelled out VTAC?

Posted By: nm on 2006-01-05
In Reply to: VTAC?? - MTMommy

Subject: as in ventricular tachycardia? or spelled out VTAC?




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He is in the past medical history, and it sounds like he is saying VTAC??


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VTAC??
Subject: VTAC??

He is in the past medical history, and it sounds like he is saying VTAC??


TIA!!!!!


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